Tag That Attitude!
We were recently contacted by one of our clients to convey how their TPM efforts were progressing… Can you pick out the most important thing?
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OEE – Learn How to Use It Right
Recently, our own Ellis New had an article on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) published in Industry Week’s on-line newsletter. The article looks at the use and misuse of this often misunderstood metric. Below is an excerpt from that article, to read the entire piece, click on the word MORE below.
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Engaging your Workforce
Operational excellence, continuous improvement, lean management—no matter what you call your pursuit of perfection, in order to sustain it employees have to be “engaged.
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Developing TPM
Absent TPM, the Lean Enterprise Doesn't Happen.
Developing a strategy to establish TPM – and integrate it as part of a lean transformation – begins with analyzing and understanding the key areas that need to be improved throughout your operations.
Lean Lessons At the Movies
Quoting movie dialog is a big thing in my family. I am not sure how it started, but we do it often. Last week at a SMED training session, an attendee was reeling off movie lines to his team members.
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The Improvement Strategy “Trinity”
In a memorable scene from the movie “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” one of the bad guys challenges Indiana Jones to a sword fight. As the challenger brandishes his sword in preparation for battle, Indiana sizes him up for a moment, then just pulls out his gun and shoots him. Duel over.
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Invest for Success
I shared this experience with some of my contacts earlier this week, but wanted to post it here as well as it might be of use to some of our readers…
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Can you solve the same problem twice?
Recently I was working with a project team looking at machine data for a key piece of equipment. The data showed the machine had several sporadic losses in that particular week. To dig deeper into the data, we spoke to the operators and maintenance staff; one seasoned associate told us, “Oh, I know what caused that loss, we’ve had to fix that a few times.”
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Beyond the Improvement Strategy
Recently I was invited to help a metal manufacturer with two business units and several production facilities address the issue of their continued under-performance; despite what the company felt was a herculean effort to drive cost from their system.
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6 Actions to Help Mid-Level Managers Transition into Lean Leaders
Why do so many companies do lean things, but struggle to become a truly lean company?
The answer lies with the reluctance of mid-level management to adopt the improvement mindset.